Where does “lyhykäisyys” come from?
lyhykäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyhykäinen, from Finnish -kainen, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
lyhykäisyys (Finnish): shortness, briefness
Definitions
- shortness, briefness
Ancestry of “lyhykäisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyhykäinen | short, brief |
| 2 | Finnish | -kainen | Creates nouns referring to things or beings that... |
| 3 | Finnish | -kkä | Front vowel variant of -kka |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |